Appeal No. 2001-2100
Application No. 08/833,302
the test cell which the test cell generating circuit outputs, and
when no data cell exists and output of the test cell is not
designated, the selector means outputs the idle cell which the
idle cell generating circuit outputs.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Takizawa et al. (Takizawa) 5,515,386 May 07, 1996
(filed Sep. 23, 1994)
Yoshimura et al. (Yoshimura) 5,602,826 Feb. 11, 1997
(filed Nov. 30, 1995)
Claims 1-10, all of the appealed claims, stand finally
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Yoshimura in view of Takizawa.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs1 and Answer for the
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejection advanced by the Examiner, the arguments in support
of the rejection and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by
the Examiner as support for the rejection. We have, likewise,
reviewed and taken into consideration, in reaching our decision,
1 The Appeal Brief was filed October 16, 2000 (Paper No. 17). In
response to the Examiner’s Answer dated January 2, 2001 (Paper No. 18), a
Reply Brief was filed February 8, 2001 (Paper No. 19), which was acknowledged
and entered by the Examiner as indicated in the communication dated March 7,
2001 (Paper No. 20).
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